Red Flag Fleet
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3 mentions
1 recordings
first heard May 2026
last heard 8 May
↑3 vs the 12 months before
The Red Flag Fleet was a major pirate confederation operating in the South China Sea, organized around a flag color system and led by Zheng Yi and later Zheng Yisao.
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Peak in the week of 5 May — 3 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentUnknownBoring History for Sleep · Zheng Yi Sao — The Most Powerful Pirate in History ⚓ | B... · 45:03 · 8 May
…The Red Flag Fleet, like every other major piracy confederation of the period, was built on personal authority.…
UnknownBoring History for Sleep · Zheng Yi Sao — The Most Powerful Pirate in History ⚓ | B... · 13:55 · 8 May
…The Red Flag Fleet, which would eventually come under Zheng Yisao's control, was by the late 18th century already one of the most powerful forces in this landscape.…
UnknownBoring History for Sleep · Zheng Yi Sao — The Most Powerful Pirate in History ⚓ | B... · 13:09 · 8 May
…The most powerful of these confederations were organised around a flag colour system – the Red Flag Fleet, the Black Flag Fleet, the White Flag Fleet, and several others, each a distinct power centre with its own territorial claims and operational.…
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